Kazan rebellion explained

Conflict:Kazan rebellion
Partof:Russo-Kazan Wars
Place:Former Kazan Khanate, Russia
Date:1552–1556
Result:Russian victory
  • Uprising quelled
Combatant1:Muscovite Russia
Hill Cheremisa
Combatant2:People of Kazan
Chyuvasha
Meadow Cheremisa
Hill Cheremisa
Ar people
Nogai Horde
Commander1:Alexander Gorbatyi-Shuisky
Andrey Kurbsky
B. Saltykov
Commander2:Mameshbirde
Gali Akram
Ayet Usayen
Tuaqmish Shahzada
Sarı Batır
Kebenke Morza
Qulay Morza
Casualties1:unknown dead
unknown wounded

The Kazan rebellion or Tatar Rebellion (1552–1556) was an uprising against Tsardom of Russia. It aimed to restore the Kazan Khanate, which the Russians had conquered in October 1552.

The rebel armies mostly consisted of Tatars, Chuvash, Cheremises, Mordvins, and Udmurts. Some Nogais were also involved in the war. Independent rebel governments formed among the Chalem and in Mishatamaq. The khan of the Nogai Horde, Ğäli Äkräm, was invited to head the renewed khanate because Mameshbirde, leader of the rebellion, was not a descendant of Genghis Khan. Russian troops under Andrey Kurbsky and Alexander Gorbatyi-Shuisky opposed the "rebels."

At the peak of the rebellion, Tatars controlled the greater part of the former khanate. However, the city of Kazan, the former capital, remained under Russian control. Ivan IV sent major reinforcements to the Kazan area and suppressed the uprising. Part of the Russo-Kazan Wars.